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1、大学英语精读详解Unit7UNIT7TEXTTheauthorfindsoutthatgoodintentionsalonearenotenoughwhenhisattempttobekindtoanoldmanleavesthembothfeelingworsethanbefore.TheSamplerInacertainstorewheretheysellpuddings,anumberofthesedeliciousthingsarelaidoutinarowduringtheChristmasseason.Hereyoumayselecttheo
2、newhichismosttoyourtaste,andyouareevenallowedtosamplethembeforecomingtoadecision.Ihaveoftenwonderedwhethersomepeople,whohadnointentionofmakingapurchase,wouldtakeadvantageofthisprivilege.OnedayIaskedthisquestionoftheshopgirl,andIlearneditwasindeedthecase."Nowthere'soneoldgentleman
3、,forinstance,"shetoldme,"hecomesherealmosteveryweekandsampleseachoneofthepuddings,thoughheneverbuysanything,andIsuspectheneverwill.Irememberhimfromlastyearbeforethat,too.Well,lethimcomeifhewantsit,andwelcometoit.Andwhat'smore,Ihopetherearealotmorestoreswherehecangoandgethisshare.
4、Helooksasifheneededitallright,andIsupposetheycanaffordit."Shewasstillspeakingwhenanelderlygentlemanlimpeduptothecounterandbeganlookingcloselyattherowofpuddingswithgreatinterest."Why,that'stheverygentlemanI'vebeentellingyouabout,"whisperedtheshopgirl."Justwatchhimnow."Andthenturni
5、ngtohim:"Wouldyouliketosamplethem,sir?Here'sspoonforyoutouse."Theelderlygentleman,whowaspoorlybutneatlydressed,acceptedthespoonandbeganeagerlytosampleoneafteranotherofthepuddings,onlybrakingoffoccasionallytowipehisredeyeswithalargetornhandkerchief."Thisisquitegood.""Thisisnotbade
6、ither,butalittletooheavy."Allthetimeitwasquiteevidentthathesincerelybelievedthathemighteventuallybuyoneofthesepuddings,andIampositivethathedidnotforamomentfeelthathewasinanywaycheatingthestore.Pooroldchap!Probablyhehadcomedownintheworldandthissamplingwasallthatwaslefthimfromtheti
7、mewhenhecouldaffordtocomeandselecthisfavoritepudding.Amidstthecrowdofhappy,prosperouslookingChristmasshoppers,thelittleblackfigureoftheoldmanseemedpitifulandoutofplace,andinaburstofbenevolence,Iwentuptohimandsaid:"Pardonme,sir,willyoudomeafavor?Letmepurchaseyouoneofthesepuddings.
8、Itwouldgivemesuchpleasure."Hejumpedbacka
